Richie Zisk hit two homers and drove in three of the Pirates' runs before Bob Robertson took over the slugging role with a two-run smash in the 10th inning to beat the Astros, 6-4. Gene Clines singled in the first, stole second and scored on a single by Willie Stargell to get the Pirates started in the first inning.

Zisk's homers in the third and fifth increased the lead to 4-0, but the Astros rallied for two runs with the aid of an error by Stargell in the seventh and tied the score in the ninth on a homer by Cesar Cedeno, triple by Bob Watson and sacrifice fly by Lee May. The Pirates could not be denied their victory when Stargell drew a walk in the 10th, Dave Augustine ran for him and Robertson followed with his homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Pirates      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  -   6  9  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2    0  -   4  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Gross rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .338
Clines cf,lf          3   2   1   0     2   0   .240      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   2   .276
Zisk rf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .323      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .296
Stargell lf           2   0   1   1     3   1   .276      Watson lf             2   1   1   1     1   0   .310
  Augustine pr,cf     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      L. May 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .264
Robertson 1b          4   1   2   2     1   0   .222      C. Johnson c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Sanguillen c          5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Campbell 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .114        Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Mendoza ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Menke ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .103
                                                            Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               36   6   9   6     7   4             Totals               33   4   7   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18,984
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Astros 2
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1
Errors: Stargell
Triples: Watson (2)
Home Runs: Zisk 2 (10), Robertson (9), Cedeno (19)
Stolen Bases: Clines (9)
Caught Stealing: Gross (7), Watson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (4), L. May (5)
GIDP: Sanguillen (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  8.1   7   4   3   1   5   1  31   2.79
Giusti W(3-3)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.70
Totals                 10     7   4   3   1   6   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6     6   4   4   3   3   2  27   3.48
York                    1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   1.98
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.27
Scherman L(1-5)         2     3   2   2   2   1   1  10   4.65
Totals                 10     9   6   6   7   4   3  44

Wild Pitches: Rooker (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: umpire Shag Crawford missed the game due to a
back problem; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Clines singled to center; Clines stole second; Zisk grounded out
(third to first) [Clines to third]; Stargell singled to center
[Clines scored]; Robertson forced Stargell (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to shortstop; Gross was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger struck out;
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bevacqua walked; Mendoza forced Bevacqua (third to second);
Rooker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; L. May struck out while Watson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); C. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to left; Clines walked; Zisk
homered [Clines scored]; Stargell struck out; Robertson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Campbell lined to center; Helms lined to shortstop;
Osteen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza singled to left;
Rooker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Cedeno
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett popped to catcher in foul territory;
Clines lined to center; Zisk homered; Stargell walked; Robertson
singled to left [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to right; L. May grounded out
(second to first); C. Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Helms flied
out to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Howard flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: YORK REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Stennett grounded
out (third to first); Clines grounded out (second to first);
Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross reached on an error by Stargell [Gross to
first]; Metzger singled to right [Gross to third]; Cedeno
singled to center [Gross scored (unearned), Metzger to third,
Cedeno to second (on throw to 3b)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Metzger scored]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to
third]; L. May made an out to pitcher; C. Johnson was called out
on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell walked; Robertson walked [Stargell to
second]; FORSCH REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell to
third, Robertson out at second]; Bevacqua grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Campbell struck out; Helms singled to left; MENKE
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Menke singled to left [Helms out at third
(left to shortstop)]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR MENKE; Gross made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 2.

PIRATES 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Mendoza
singled to pitcher; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mendoza to second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clines walked; Zisk was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Mendoza stayed at second,
Clines out at second (first unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
homered; Watson tripled to right; GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); L. May hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored];
C. Johnson lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Astros 4.

PIRATES 10TH: Stargell walked; AUGUSTINE RAN FOR STARGELL;
Robertson homered [Augustine scored]; Sanguillen flied out to
left; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); AUGUSTINE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR CAMPBELL;
Gallagher struck out; Helms flied out to right; M. MAY BATTED
FOR SCHERMAN; M. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Astros 4.